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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans says he is picking the current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier to avenge his only professional MMA loss when he rematches the former champion Jon Jones at UFC 197 on April 23rd. “I am going to go on record and I’m going to go with the upset...

Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier may have become friends through their analyst roles on Fox Sports 1, however the way Evans sees it, if Daniel Cormier were to lose to Jon Jones in their rematch at UFC 197, DC might have to retire. In the pair’s first meeting, Jones dominated Cormier for 5 full rounds...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans predicted that Nate Diaz would upset Conor McGregor on just 11 days notice in a welterweight bout that headlined UFC 196 just over a week ago. “Suga” was a recent guest on Ariel Helwani’s show ‘The MMA Hour‘ where he explained his decision to bet against the current...

The injury bug strikes again and this time it’s Mauricio “Shogun” Rua that gets bit. Glover Teixeira is now facing Rashad Evans at the FOX UFC Fight Night card in Tampa April 16. Glover has had a pair of great wins in his last two outings . He easily defeated Ovince Saint Preux back in...

Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua are both legends in the sport of MMA, however the pair have never fought despite their lengthy careers in the sport. Back at UFC 128 Evans was set to challenge Rua for the UFC light heavyweight championship, but was forced out of the bout with a knee injury. Evans was...

Only few knew that the Irishman from Dublin had talents that matched Robert Downey Jr’s performance as Sgt. Lincoln Osiris from Tropic Thunder. I think McGregor fits well for this quote from the movie Tropic Thunder: [Kirk Lazarus] – Me? I know who I am. I’m a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude....

A video posted by Suga Rashad Evans (@suga_rashadevans) on Nov 21, 2015 at 10:14pm PST Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping were two of the fighters that a company like Ultimate Fighting Championship was looking for before they signed the major deal with FOX. They were reliable, would take a fight on a moment’s notice and...

Ten years ago today, in just the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, Rashad Evans became the winner of the heavyweight division of the popular new show. Evans’ defeat of Brad Imes via split decision and Joe Stevenson’s win in the welterweight category for the season against Luke Cummo took the fighters into their storied...

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been on a comedic role of sorts, as of late. Using his video game prowess to spark interest with fight fans, “Rampage” was first seen trashing Michael Bisping, then later took to drunk dialing Ariel Helwani, and now we have a prank call to Rashad Evans. Will...

In the co-main event at UFC 192, UFC light heavyweights Ryan Bader and Rashad Evans met in the octagon. Evans was coming back from nearly two years away from competition and it showed. He seemed hesitant to throw his punches and Bader found a good rhythm early and landed a right hand over and over...

In the co-main event Ryan Bader took on Rashad Evans. Bader came out and threw a big overhand punch that barely missed. He then followed up with another big punch. Bader looked smooth early with his striking. Bader kept landing a sneaky left hand, that came up like an uppercut. Evans looked to land a...

According to fellow UFC fighter and analyst, Dominick Cruz, former UFC champ Rashad Evans will benefit from his long layoff in his fight against Ryan Bader at UFC 192. Cruz told MMAFighting that because Evans is a vet and has all the experience and knowledge that he already has, the long lay off could really...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans makes his return tho the octagon after nearly two years out of action. His last fight was against Chael Sonnen back in 2013, a fight he won via TKO in the first round. He’s coming into this weekend’s fights with a two fight win steak and looks to...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will be making his return to the octagon this weekend after nearly two years out of competition. Evans will come back and fight Ryan Bader at UFC 192, a fight that could put him in the title picture, if he wins. Before getting injured, Evans was on a...

This story has been told before. The tale of UFC fighters Rashad Evans and Georges St-Pierre, along with car full others, driving through New Mexico one night and looking up in the sky to see what they insist was a UFO. Well, during a recent interview on OTR, the former UFC light heavyweight champ was...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will make his long awaited return to the octagon after nearly two years away. ‘Suga’ will take on Ryan Bader, who’s currently on a winning streak, and look to get himself back on the path to the title. Bader on the other hand wants to get another win...

UFC 192 Countdown takes you inside the training camps and lives of six stars as they prepare for life-changing matchups at UFC 192. Two winners of The Ultimate Fighter face off as Rashad Evans returns against Ryan Bader. Evans has been out of action since his win against Chael Sonnen on FOX and is looking...

Rashad Evans is preparing himself for war with Ryan “Darth” Bader in what could potentially be a title eliminator. “UFC 192” will host the light heavyweight clash and the only thing that could be keeping Evans or Bader from getting a shot at gold is the unexpected return of Jon “Bones” Jones. “Bones” was stripped...

Rashad Evans has been sitting on the sidelines watching the light heavyweight division go through changes due to a knee injury that put him out of action for nearly two years. The former champion will make his return at “UFC 192” on October 3rd and will be going up against top-ranked Ryan Bader on the...

UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans is coming back from a long layoff and will take on Ryan Bader at UFC 192. It looks like ahead of that fight ‘Suga’ decided to get in some quick wresting sessions…..with a tiger. Evans can be seen in the video below, going a round with a young tiger....

At UFC 192 UFC light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Ryan Bader will meet inside the octagon. For Evans it will be his return to action after nearly two years on the sidelines. So, is he worried about taking on Bader, who recently was in the title conversation before Alexander Gustafsson was picked to take on...

Rashad Evans and Ryan Bader are set to duke it out at “UFC 192”, but that doesn’t mean they have to wait until then to get in each other’s faces! Bader recently took to Twitter to show what he was doing to prepare for the fight, and Evans was quick to dismiss its impact on...

Daniel Cormier will be stepping into the octagon at UFC 192 to defend his light heavyweight title against Alexander Gustafsson while Rashad Evans will be squaring off with Ryan Bader. Both Cormier and Evans were on correspondent duty at “UFC on FOX” last night and analyzed each other’s fights! Check out the video above! ALL...

The UFC has confirmed that former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will make his return at UFC 192 against Ryan Bader. Dana White confirmed the fight on UFC Tonight. UFC 192 will take place October 3, in Houston, TX at the Toyota Center. Evans is returning after nearly two years away from the octagon and...

UFC 192 takes place Oct. 3 at Toyota Center in Houston and two of the top UFC light-heavyweights want a spot on the card. Reported on UFC Tonight, Both Rashad Evans and Ryan Bader would like to fight each other on the Texas card, which is a PPV event. The UFC have not announced...

Rashad Evans and Brian Stann break down the upcoming fight between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor. Although Aldo is confirmed to be injured, he is still expected to defend his UFC Featherweight Championship against McGregor at UFC 189 in July. Who do you think will walk out with the gold? Share your thoughts in the...

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